Battery Metals Top Stories

Congo’s Gecamines and Entreprise Generale du Cobalt sign mining deal

Created by government decree in December 2019, EGC was granted a monopoly on artisanal cobalt produced in the country.

Reuters | February 7, 2024 | 9:32 am

India’s Ola Electric considers bid for lithium mining rights

Lithium is important for the e-scooter maker, as it plans…

Reuters | February 7, 2024 | 9:25 am

Li-Metal completes concept study for world’s first carbonate-to-metal lithium plant

The facility would have an annual capacity of 1,000 tonnes…

Staff Writer | February 7, 2024 | 9:24 am

Cybertruck: Musk needs mines

Frik Els | February 7, 2024 | 9:19 am

Tsingshan’s 2023 nickel output jumps to record high

Tsingshan Group's nickel output rose 27% in 2023 to a…

Reuters | February 7, 2024 | 8:34 am

EU, Argentina sign raw materials MOU with lithium in focus

The MoU comes as the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc push towards finalizing a trade deal.

Reuters | June 13, 2023 | 12:54 pm

EV Nickel doubles Shaw Dome resource in Ontario

An updated resource adds more than 24 million tonnes of contained metal.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2023 | 12:35 pm

Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts

Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, said doubters of hydrogen fuel-cell technology, including Elon, are “muppets.”

Bloomberg News | June 13, 2023 | 4:03 am

Lithium Americas produces first carbonate at Caucharí-Olaroz

The output quality was lower than battery-standard lithium carbonate, but is part of the Argentinean mine commissioning process.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2023 | 3:45 am

Hastings Technology Metals to supply rare earths to Neo Performance

Deal is to negotiate the supply of rare earth concentrate from Hasting’s Yangibana project in Western Australia.

Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 4:21 pm

Visualizing the world’s largest lithium producers

The global lithium-ion battery market was valued at $52 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $194 billion in 2030.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | June 12, 2023 | 11:29 am

Cobalt price has fallen nearly 30% this year

Goldman Sachs is forecasting softness for battery metals including cobalt, lithium and nickel in the second half of 2023 amid an oversupply.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2023 | 9:40 am

LKAB raises deposit estimate at Europe’s biggest rare earth find

The European Commission wants to speed up the development of new mines like Per Geijer to end its dependence.

Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 7:49 am

Greenpeace Mexico launches campaign against deep-sea mining

The international NGO says article 20 of Mexico’s new Mining Law forbids deep-sea mining in Mexican waters and that the country should push for a global moratorium.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 11, 2023 | 8:30 am

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